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Concept1 Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2004 Posts: 334 Location: Calgary, Canada
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:20 pm Post subject: '53 24g build thread. |
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First off, The title is a bit of a joke....I'm not starting another build, just yet. I just figured rather than have a "found" thread, and then later a build thread, I would just start this one now. It's going to be a couple years before this beast gets any real attention.
Last year, a customer walks into my shop on a relatively slow Saturday, Looks around a bit, and then comes to the counter "How hard is it to get parts for those old barn-door buses?" He asks my co-worker. And so it started. He initially thought it was a '51, with all the windows... Well he was right about the windows part.
He and a buddy pulled her out of a river 15 years or so ago, where she had been laying on her passenger side. We kept in contact for many months, as he had visions of restoring this monster, but after a while he realized the only smart thing to do was to sell her to me.
A few people noticed her pop up on Barndoor.dk and got a hold of me asking if she was for sale and looking for more pics.
So here she is, in all her glory, Daphne. A Canadian delivered Jan '53 deluxe.
Where she was sitting for the last 15 years or so.
The first pics I saw.
An old one...
And some from last Dec. Yes, I saw these, and still decided to buy the bus...
This is why he thought she was a '51
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veedub Samba Member
Joined: February 03, 2004 Posts: 382 Location: Central Coast, CA
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Nice!
In your first pic I had a good time trying to spot the bus before scrolling down. _________________ ~slovolks~ |
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Concept1 Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2004 Posts: 334 Location: Calgary, Canada
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Trevor lives a lot closer to where she had been sitting for the last 15 years or so, and was kind enough to pick her up in August this summer and transport her the 1200km here. The frame is almost completely rotted away, and he says it was quite a challenge to load. I believe him, as it took a few hours to unload, and we even had the help of a forklift! The best quote from his trip here;
"It's like transporting a Faberge egg on a car trailer"
Making her trip out west.
At the shop.
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volksfahrer.nl Samba Member
Joined: September 18, 2003 Posts: 2128 Location: Delft Holland
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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Why wait a couple of years to start on her?
Just take a week off and you'll have it done!
Great score Ken! Good to know that the internet is gonna have some
nice builds to follow in the comming years. _________________ www.volksfahrer.nl
www.theundutchables.nl
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1531 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:01 am Post subject: |
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Fantastic! I always wondered where this bus had ended up, I remember seeing the old pic a long time ago. Really glad to see it's in your hands ken _________________
EverettB wrote: |
I'd be curious to know the length of his tip.
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Lowdown Dirty Rat Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2005 Posts: 878 Location: Cornwall, UK
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:56 am Post subject: |
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Very COOL!!
This ones a keeper.
Must have come off the production line with Marks. And both sent to north America.
You need to prioritise this bus over the others. |
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Brian_1952 Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2005 Posts: 700
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:59 am Post subject: |
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that is one of my dream buses _________________ (20-024785)Ambulance (20-037784)truck (20-035850)panel
(20-035778)kombi
WANTED 52 parts and NOS sheet-metal |
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Bendango Samba Member
Joined: September 04, 2005 Posts: 593
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:06 am Post subject: Re: '53 24g build thread. |
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looks like another candidate for one f those miracle before and after bumper shots! _________________ I want a real garage.
WANTED - [WTB] 55-62 Bus Thin Lip Package Tray SWR
Getting Used - SWR 60 westy copy built by vw ( apparently )
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=320866
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Where did you find the elephant dick? |
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bubba Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2004 Posts: 2531 Location: Florida
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1531 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:07 am Post subject: |
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Lowdown Dirty Rat wrote: |
You need to prioritise this bus over the others. |
Hahaha typical statement from a deluxe owner! You think a deluxe is better than a 52 sunroof standard, or a 54 sunroof kombi? Don't get me wrong, an early deluxe is way cool, but not better! _________________
EverettB wrote: |
I'd be curious to know the length of his tip.
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Rich's 50 Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2004 Posts: 10781 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:19 am Post subject: |
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Congrats Ken and with all your talent this will be a no brainer for you. I'm a fan for sure... |
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restojohnny Samba Member
Joined: February 13, 2004 Posts: 2764 Location: SPLITSVILLE , SON !!!!
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:16 am Post subject: |
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Rich's 50 wrote: |
Congrats Ken and with all your talent this will be a no brainer for you. I'm a fan for sure... |
X2 _________________ ** HELL YEAH I'LL SELL IT TO YOU**
O.G. POMONA VULTURE
$$ SWAPMEET MAFIA $$
53 LHD, LH cargo door standard kombi
54 Pre-A Porsche
55 oval ribbed door non-semiphore
56 semiphore ragtop
63 notchback (work in progress)
67 OG black paint beetle sedan empi accessorized
67 original Empi GTV beetle convertible !!
67 euro squareback
67 deluxe walkthru (work in progress)
67 convertible ghia (work in progress)
"STAY OUTTA MY BACKYARD !!! " |
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Lowdown Dirty Rat Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2005 Posts: 878 Location: Cornwall, UK
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:41 am Post subject: |
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Scotty wrote: |
Lowdown Dirty Rat wrote: |
You need to prioritise this bus over the others. |
Hahaha typical statement from a deluxe owner! You think a deluxe is better than a 52 sunroof standard, or a 54 sunroof kombi? Don't get me wrong, an early deluxe is way cool, but not better! |
Hey I never said it was better.
I mean it's not even signwritten how's he going to cope
I just selfishly want to see it done ASAP! |
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jeffff Samba Member
Joined: February 23, 2006 Posts: 1044 Location: Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for sharing.
Anyone want to guess how may deluxes were delivered to Canada in 53?....crazy. |
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RockStock Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2004 Posts: 3929 Location: England
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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cool bus, Ken. cool aerial shots. an early 53 Canadian dlx shades the sunroofs. especially the Columbian one.
white engine bay looks odd/unusual, esp as the swr/cb is original?
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Jake Martinez The VW Kid
Joined: February 06, 2009 Posts: 2120 Location: Wilmington, NC
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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looks like the person that owns the place has a few other busses _________________ 58 euro vert
63 bug ruby
64 sunroof notch
65 bug
67 standard
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10 inch narrowed beam |
Congrats, that's going to look like shit. |
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dockmaster Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2005 Posts: 297 Location: Florida
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Jake Martinez wrote: |
looks like the person that owns the place has a few other busses |
This true, is the one close to the building a BD ambulance? |
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Trevor P Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2004 Posts: 863 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Jake Martinez wrote: |
looks like the person that owns the place has a few other busses |
Good eye. Not anymore BDs there but he had a couple other buses I had to check while I was there.
There's no words to describe how rusty Dahpne is and even I was taken back a bit when I arrived to load her up. However, I think this sums it up. When I hooked up to the beam it decided to move about 6 inches forward of it's original location. When hooked up to the torsion housing in the rear it also tried the same thing but some how managed to stay put long enough for the trip.
At any rate she's now in a safe place waiting patiently with a good cross section of her Canadian BD family from back in the day. _________________ 53 Canadian standard oval
56 Wolfsburg PG/SG
57 Oval, 2332 & Berg 5
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GeoffP Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2002 Posts: 400 Location: Blaine WA / Vancouver
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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It's in the best hands it could have found! I look forward to following this one as all your other builds. |
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dpeters60ghia Samba Member
Joined: December 13, 2004 Posts: 162 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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If you'd like...I think I have some video of the EPIC unloading ceremony.
It's the rustiest bus I think I've ever seen...and yes, I saw the Columbian BD before Ken started working his magic on it.
Thanks for making this thread Ken.
- DP
On second thought... it's 965mb of video...over 16 minutes long...and in the end..we don't actually get to the part where the bus gets completely unloaded from the trailer....so, maybe not. |
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